One of the biggest threats we face to democracy is disinformation.
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Disinformation and democracy
If 2026 were a shopping mall, it would probably look like this. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw: https://www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tjeerd-royaards~bcb45712/
If 2026 were a shopping mall, it would probably look like this. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw: https://www.trouw.nl/cartoons/tjeerd-royaards~bcb45712/
Every time I watch Stephen Colbert, I think of May 21, 2026, where his last show airs from The Ed Sullivan Theater in NY.
It ends, not because he has bad ratings, but — I believe — because CBS does not have the courage to continue to speak truth to power.
I hope with all my heart, that Stephen Colbert finds a different path, where he can continue informing the public in the unique and entertaining way he masters so well.
In this decisive moment in history, we need all hands on deck.
I want him.to take them on directly, not as entertainment. If Colbert runs for President, if he is asked by enough people to run, I would support.
No.idea what that badiclly decent kind man is doing next, but I can't wait.
Colbert wasn't fired, he was ignited.
"Every #democracy facing this challenge has learned you don’t defeat authoritarians by being more reasonable. You defeat them by being more determined and by uniting the country against their most visible vulnerability: their #corruption.
#History won’t judge #Democrats on whether they were moderate enough. It will judge them on whether they fought hard enough, and smart enough, when democracy was threatened."
https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/
"The #politics of careful positioning and poll-tested moderation have been tested, and on their own, they have failed to deliver the victories needed to protect democracy. The choice now is to transform the party’s strategy to meet the scale of the threat, or to fail.
👉 In this contest, failure is not just an electoral defeat; it may be the end of democratic self-governance."👈
https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/
#Trump #Authoritarian #USPol #Democrats #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #America #Democracy
"Every #democracy facing this challenge has learned you don’t defeat authoritarians by being more reasonable. You defeat them by being more determined and by uniting the country against their most visible vulnerability: their #corruption.
#History won’t judge #Democrats on whether they were moderate enough. It will judge them on whether they fought hard enough, and smart enough, when democracy was threatened."
https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/
"The #politics of careful positioning and poll-tested moderation have been tested, and on their own, they have failed to deliver the victories needed to protect democracy. The choice now is to transform the party’s strategy to meet the scale of the threat, or to fail.
👉 In this contest, failure is not just an electoral defeat; it may be the end of democratic self-governance."👈
https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/
#Trump #Authoritarian #USPol #Democrats #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #America #Democracy
"Every #democracy facing this challenge has learned you don’t defeat authoritarians by being more reasonable. You defeat them by being more determined and by uniting the country against their most visible vulnerability: their #corruption.
#History won’t judge #Democrats on whether they were moderate enough. It will judge them on whether they fought hard enough, and smart enough, when democracy was threatened."
https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/
The FBI’s search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, GA, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-fulton-county-voting-records-search-warrant?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
The FBI’s search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, GA, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald Trump’s breaking of democratic norms.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-fulton-county-voting-records-search-warrant?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
French President Emmanuel Macron has had it with Trump's games and tells him to put a sock in it.
Canada stands with Greenland and Ukraine. Canada stands with democracy, rights, and Self Determination.
Emperor Trump. Cartoon from 2024 (and even more true today).
Emperor Trump. Cartoon from 2024 (and even more true today).